whimbrel
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brəl, ˈwɪm- noun
a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds.
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whimbrel (ˈwɪmbrəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a small European curlew, Numenius phaeopus, with a striped head | |
| [C16: from dialect whimp or from | |
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Whimbrel
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Example sentences
The whimbrel also has a shorter bill and lacks the cinnamon coloration on the underside of its wings.
The whimbrel has grayish wing linings, while the curlew's are cinnamon-colored.
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